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Chapin Park Local Historic District Guidebook <br />Page 53 <br />851 Park Avenue Free Classic Queen Anne <br />Records date this house to 1901. Charles Goewey, a manufacturer <br />and salesman of stationary, and his wife, Jane, were the first resi- <br />dents of this house. The Goeweys resided here into the late 1930s <br />and owned the house until 1949. Mrs. Ruth Bungert lived here in <br />the 1940s and 50s. <br />605 Portage Avenue Free Classic Queen Anne <br />Richard and Maude Elbel purchased this property from Fred Keller <br />and built this home in 1904. Prior to 1904, the Elbels resided on Leland <br />Avenue. The Elbel family was very inclined toward music. Richard <br />opened the Elbel Brothers Store, a music and piano shop. Both <br />Richard and Maude were active in South Bend’s civic affairs and clubs. <br />609 Portage Avenue Free Classic Queen Anne <br />W.W. Schneider designed this house in 1905 for Fred Keller and his <br />family. Keller was a partner of the real estate firm, Whitcomb & <br />Keller, and was elected Mayor of South Bend in 1913. The Kellers sold <br />the house in 1920 to Emilyn and Dr. John Stoekley, an oral surgeon. <br />The house was the Conservancy of Music from 1972 until 1990. <br />610 Portage Avenue Gabled-Ell <br />This house was moved to this site in 1920, but unfortunately the <br />records do not note its previous location. Jack and Lucille Jung were <br />the first listed residents in 1920. Jack worked as a salesman for a <br />candy factory. Jacob Rodl and Anna Erickson, a nurse, resided here <br />in the 1920s. <br />611 Portage Avenue Colonial Revival <br />W.W. Schneider designed this home between 1911 and 1914 for Mrs. <br />Winona Dodd. Mrs. Dodd, the widow of Edwin Dodd, is listed as <br />the principal owner and resident in 1914. She resided here into the <br />late 1920s and converted the home into a duplex. By 1930, Dr. <br />Harriet L. Lindt, a physician, was living in this house. <br />612 Portage Avenue Free Classic Queen Anne <br />Christopher Fassnacht built this house for investment purposes <br />between 1904 and 1906. Clarence Hyde was the first listed resident. <br />He was a partner in several lumber, fuel and insurance businesses. <br />Benjamin and Margaret Abbott, Dr. Charles Vicker and Alexis <br />Thielens were also early residents of this house.